March 10, 2011 / Front Page

Some 1,700 of the top amateur and pro dirt bike and ATV crosscountry riders and their families are already arriving at Aonia Pass Motocross for this weekend’s tenth annual Maxxis General GNCC, part of the 2011 Can-Am Grand National Cross Countr More...

No-cost employment training for energy and construction jobs is available to Wilkes County workers through Wilkes County JumpStart. “Wilkes County JumpStart is currently seeking individuals who may be interested in being trained in the Wi More...

The last American veteran of World War I, Frank W. Buckles, died last week at the age of 110. His life spanned a century of history that saw enormous changes in our world, changes all our families went through at the time. More...

The subtitle of My Empire of Dirt is “How One Man Turned His Big-City Backyard into a Farm.” So those of us with a little farming experience haven’t gotten past the cover before we are feeling anxious. More...

Weekend rain dampened the Washington-Wilkes Tiger baseball team’s entry into the middle month of its schedule but the boys did manage to collect a region win before being forced to cancel two Saturday games. More...

The Washington-Wilkes Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor a Relay For Life adult double elimi- nation basketball tournament March 25-26 at the recreational gym. First, second, and third place trophies will be awarded to the top finishe More...

The Kettle Creek Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution participated in both the Kettle Creek War Hill memorial wreath presentation and the Elijah Clark memorial event in Linco More...

The Georgia Department of Transportation has scheduled a public hearing on the long-needed widening of the critical highway between Washington and Thomson. The GDOT’s informal hearing on the widening of US Highway 78 between the bypass at More...

A large number of law enforcement officers from Wilkes County, Washington police, Georgia State Patrol, and others moved in quickly to a house off Whitehall Street last Thursday afternoon and arrested an alleged drug dealer. More...

The annual Washington-Wilkes Spring Tour of Homes will be held this year on Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2. Friday will feature the Candlelight Tour and Dessert Soiree from 6-9 p.m. Cost of this event is $25 per person. More...

TO THE EDITOR: On Thursday I was working in our rose garden in the front of the house in front of a low brick wall. For some unknown reason the wall collapsed and pinned my left leg under it. Louise was close by and called 911. More...

Funeral services for Lauren Nash, 92, of Decatur, were held Monday, February 21, 2011, at the graveside in Decatur City Cemetery with Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell officating. The service included military honors. He died February 17. More...

Mamie Ruth Nash Cason, 89, of the Courtground Community, Washington, died March 7, 2011. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time. Mrs. Nash was a native and lifelong resident of Wilkes County. She was the daughter of James G. More...

A memorial service for Hartsel J. Brady, 88, were held Friday, March 4, 2011, at Platt’s Funeral Home, Bel Air Chapel, Evans, with Rev. Greg Porterfield officiating. He died Tuesday, March 1, at the University Hospital in Augusta. More...